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Illinois has the second highest unfunded pension ratio, after New Jersey. Illinois state budget contributions have fallen short of the increases in pension liabilities for 12 of the past 15 years, resulting in a three-fold increase in the funding gap. [2] Illinois' pension obligations are made up of five pension plans for public sector employees.
(The Center Square) – Illinois’ pension debt compared to personal income is the second worst in the nation. Fitch Ratings reviewed pension funds for public employee retirees from every state ...
Illinois public pension debt grows Illinois’ pension situation is getting worse. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability reports the total unfunded liability is 46% with a ...
(The Center Square) – Illinois unfunded pension liability is growing. The Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability reports the latest unfunded liability is $143.7 billion ...
In many states, public employee pension plans are known as Public Employee Retirement Systems (PERS). Pension benefits may or may not be changed after an employee is hired, depending on the state and plan, as well as hiring date, years of service, and grandfathering. Retirement age in the public sector is usually lower than in the private sector.
The typical IMRF retiree receives a modest and sustainable benefit, earned after decades of public service. In 2020, 56% of retirees received a benefit of less than $12,000 annually. [2] In 2019, IMRF became the first public pension fund in the nation to receive a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for Performance Excellence.
Behind only Connecticut, Fitch pegs Illinois’ unfunded pension liability and other post employment benefits at $206.5 billion, taking up 22.8% of the state’s personal income.
The Illinois Public Pension Amendment was a proposed amendment to the Illinois state constitution. On November 6, 2012, Illinois voters rejected it in a statewide referendum. [1] A legislatively referred constitutional amendment, if approved, it would have amended the Constitution of Illinois. [1]